THE CATHOLIC KNIGHT: What is needed is a bold invasion of the public square of the message of our Eucharistic Lord. In every city, in every state, in every country, regularly, frequently, and fearlessly.
This event was likely coordinated by no more than a dozen people. Yet as you can see many more dropped to their knees in worship, while dozens upon dozens looked on in amazement. The event was relatively short and unobtrusive. Once it was over, life returned to it's normal routine, but make no mistake about it, people were affected. This is how we do it. One square and one city at a time; regularly, consistently, quickly and randomly, leaving the enemy no opportunity to stage a disruption. I call it "Hit and Run Catholicism," which is nothing short of guerrilla spiritual warfare.
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I love your site - it's been instrumental in my decision to convert to Catholicism from Orthodoxy. Well, maybe not instrumental, but enjoyable.
However, I must point out that you were looking for the term GUERRILLA spiritual warfare, like the Attack of the Monstrance above.
Gorilla warfare, on the other hand, involves flinging a lot of shit around.
LOL!
That's funny. I didn't even realize I did that. Thanks for pointing it out. I've corrected it now.
I believe the Church has certain proscribed rubrics for the public exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (or at least it used to). The purpose of these rubris is to protect the spirit of awe and reverence in front of the Holy Eucharist. Inventing your own display just adds to the informal and casual atmosphere that has all but destroyed Catholic culture. This display was NOT acceptable.
To Anonymous:
It's perfectly acceptable. My bishop came to my hometown on Corpus Christi Sunday and led a Corpus Christi procession of the blessed sacrament in a monstrance through the streets from one parish to another. This sort of procession was often done many years ago. If we rekindle the practice today, we can fight back against the culture of death. Show the world the face of Jesus, literally.
During his Corpus Christi homily, my preist told of a story of a Corpus Christi procession in a South American country in the early 20th century. A tsunami was coming ashore and the people asked the local preist to take the blessed sacrament to the shore. He proceded with the public exposition at the shore (beach) and the tsunami receded, but other towns up and down the coast were affected by the tsunami.
Not all of us can be so bold as this priest - and thanks God he was.
But we may be daring catholics also. We may, and must,never hide our faith even at the risk of being laughed. There is not time, now, to be half catholics, or shy ones. The time has come for us going to the streets and to show, proudly, that we are Catholics - all for the Glory of God.
To myfishy:
I hope you are not asking me to believe that because we have Corpus Christi processions therefore any public expositions of the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance are acceptable.
In a Corpus Christi procession a priest wears special vestments, he and the monstrance are covered by a canopy, they are accompanied by acolytes, bells... The grandeur of the Corpus Christi procession has a purpose. Abandoning the grandeur invites laxity.
Anonymous:
My apologies. I didn't realize you were saying it was done in the wrong way. I thought you were saying it shouldn't be done at all.
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